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Posted by RodInNS on November 09, 2006 at 07:40:15 from (142.177.86.67):
In Reply to: Tractor Abuse! posted by Allan In NE on November 09, 2006 at 05:13:40:
Hmmmm. I know you wouldn't want any of my tractors. They're all blue to begin with.... but they're all abused too. The philosophy is quite simple around here. If she can't pull it, add more weight. If that don't work, add more drive wheels. If that still don't work, add more weight again.... I've got an 86 hp turned to 105, dualed up, and ballasted to about 13000#. That's for some jobs. If I don't need the wheels, or the wieght, then I throw some off (both). It's just a fact of life. I can't afford to go out and replace her today with the 130 hp tractor I need, so I make do. So far the old sow's been holding up alright to the power and the wieght. I've had problems, but they've been in other areas not really related to that. She's right at 7000 hours now, and most of them hard. Then there's the little loader tractor at 45 hp and 8000 #.... That's a story unto itself. It's also an example of what happens when front FWD axles are torqued out...... It costs... so we try to do less of that hard work with it now. I know what you're saying about abuse, but I think (and perhaps many do), that if you're getting away with it today, then we'll worry about it tomorrow.... `Course, I'd tell you what the tractor done before I sold it to you. Mabey some wouldn't.... Rod
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